# Fractures at Sams Club #4780
> OSHA SIR `2020032553` · 3/18/2020 · BUFORD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Sams Club #4780
- **Location:** 3383 Buford Drive, BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30518
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting the receiving area and tripped and fell to the floor while stepping over product that was on a partially empty pallet. The employee sustained a broken hip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*